Technical Skills Assessment and Certification
The materials listed below are from the Data Quality Institute (DQI) sessions from 2005 to 2011. The 2011 sessions are also available in Webcast.
Session Materials
FERPA - Safeguarding Student Privacy
This document describes several initiatives, started by the Department of Education, that aim to protect the privacy rights of students, and promote the responsible use of statewide data systems.
 DQI Session: 6/6/2012  Webcast Time: 02:35:03
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Arizona Status Report: People, Process, Product and Progress
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This presentation serves as a status report for Arizona's technical skills assessment system, the Arizona Skill Standards Assessment System.
DQI Session: 12/2/2009
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Technical Skills Assessments
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This presentation looks at states' efforts in establishing a technical skills assessment system.
DQI Session: 12/2/2009
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National Research Center for CTE
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This presentation offers a template for building a technical skills assessment system.
DQI Session: 12/2/2009
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Building a Technical Skills Inventory Database: One State at a Time
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This presentation analyzes the NRCTTE template for a Technical Skills Inventory Database.
DQI Session: 12/2/2009
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State Team Planning Matrix
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This document offers a suggested planning matrix for states to follow in the implementation of their technical skills assessment systems.
DQI Session: 10/3/2008
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CTE Professional Organization Perspective on Technical Skill Attainment
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This presentation looks at the Association for Career and Technical Education's positions and activities regarding Technical Skill Assessments.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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National Perspectives on Technical Skill Attainment: OVAE's Vision and Goals
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This presentation regards OVAE's vision and goals towards Technical Skill Assessment.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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National Perspectives on Technical Skill Attainment
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This presentation looks at national perspectives regarding Technical Skill Assessments.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Assessing the Feasibility of a Test Item Bank and Assessment Clearinghouse: Strategies to Measure Technical Skill Attainment of Career and Technical Education Participants
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This report documents strategies that can be used to initiate development of a technical skill test item bank and/or assessment clearinghouse and quantifies the cost of creating and maintaining such a system.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Developing and Implementing Technical Skill Assessments: Best Practices from States
This webcast deals with the implementation of technical assessment systems, from the perspectives of Utah and Georgia
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
Webcast Time: 01:35:00
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Implementing Technical Skill Assessment Systems: Georgia
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This presentation discusses the implementation of technical assessment systems, from the perspectives of Georgia.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Career and Technical Education Skill Certificate Program in Utah's High Schools
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This presentation looks at Utah's Technical Education Skill Certificate Program.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Implementing Technical Skill Assessment Systems: Utah
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This presentation looks at the history behind Utah's Technical Education Skill Certificate Program, and lessons learned from its implementation.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Introduction to State Planning Time
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This presentation serves to assist states in developing plans for implementing technical skill assessments in more program areas for more students as required in their CAR narrative.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Overview of State Assessment Systems
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This paper summarizes three strategies that states are using to quantify students’ CTE skill holdings: national assessments systems; state developed occupationally specific, end-of-course or program exams; and state-developed, occupationally generic, end-of-program exams.
DQI Session: 10/2/2008
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Technical Skills Assessments Overarching Issues
This presentation offers an overview of common concerns, intended state approaches, and critical definitions regarding Technical Skills Assessment and Certification.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Recommended Definitions and Measures: Technical Skills Attainment
This report presents the recommendations for improving the standardization of population definitions and measures based on state discussions and voting in the national and regional data quality institutes as well as state comments received on the first draft report on the results from the DQI process.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Assessing Technical Achievement in Secondary Career Technical Education: Overview of State Assessment Systems
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This document offers a general overview of State Assessment systems.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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VoCATS: Where instruction and accountability meet
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This document introduces users to VoCATS .
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Oklahoma Explanation of Assessments for Data Quality Institute
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This document looks at Oklahoma's approach to Technical Skills Assessment.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Career Cluster Health Science chart
This spreadsheet lists organizations related to Oklahoma's Health Science Career Cluster,
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Lessons Learned: Working with Industry Skill Certifications
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This document offers lessons learned from reviewing skill certifications, developing a systematic selection process, and aligning programs with certifications .
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Questions for State Panels on Technical Skill Assessments
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This document offers a list of questions for State panels on Technical Skills Assessment.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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A Plan to Provide Technical Assistance to the Arizona Standards and Assessment System
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This document outlines organizational steps that can be taken to establish a standards and Assessment system.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Assessment and Evaluation Services at the Center on Education and Training for Employment
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This document describes the purpose and services provided by the Center on Education and Training in Employment's Assessment and Evaluation Services.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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Preparing Tomorrow's Skilled Workforce: NOCTI Outcomes Demonstrate Consistent Improvements in Secondary Career and Technical Education
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This document looks at a study of student outcome data to see if the goals and intended outcomes of career and technical education are being achieved.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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NOCTI Check sheet for Success
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This document serves as a checklist to aid in selecting a Certification and Assessment Partner.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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State Grouping Breakout Session
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This document groups states according to their experiences regarding Technical Skills Assessment.
DQI Session: 5/19/2007
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